Summary

Perfect for use in developmental writing courses, writing laboratories, and self-tutorial formats, this step-by-step sentence-to-paragraph developmental writing textbook combines an intense grammar review with an introduction toparagraphwriting. The writing process has been broken down into manageable pieces and simple but clear explanations facilitate learning. The tightening of the integration of grammar and sentence writing correlates the acquisition of grammar skills with sentence writing in a series of exercises that conclude each chapter.

Table of Contents

Preface

Getting Started: Computers, Grammar, Sentences, and Paragraphs

Standard English: Who Needs It

Writing with the Computer

Writing Sentences Editing Exercise

The Paragraph: An Overview Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs

Introductions Conclusions

Writing Paragraphs

The Parts of Speech: A Review

The Noun

The Pronoun

The Verb

The Adjective

The Adverb

The Preposition

The Conjunction

The Interjection A Word of Caution Editing Exercises Writing Sentences: The Parts of Speech

Review Test 2-A: Parts of Speech

Review Test 2-B: Parts of Speech Writing Paragraphs: The Topic Sentence and Unity in the Paragraph

Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence

The Subject and the Verb

Finding the Verb

Action Verbs

Linking Verbs

Words Mistaken for the Verb

Finding the Subject

Subjects and Other Words in the Sentence

Simple and Complete Subjects

Compound Subjects

Subjects in Inverted Sentences

Subjects with Verbs in Active and Passive Voice

Subjects and Prepositional Phrases

Subjects and Verbs in Compound and Complex Sentences

Editing Exercises

Writing Sentences: Identifying

Subjects and Verbs

Review Test 3-A: Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence

Review Test 3-B: Finding the Subject and the Verb in the Sentence

Writing Paragraphs: Coherence in the Paragraph Through Chronological Order

Making the Subject and Verb Agree

Subject-Verb Agreement

Editing Exercises

Writing Sentences: Subject and Verb Agreement

Review Test 4-A: Making the Subject and Verb Agree

Review Test 4-B: Making the Subject and Verb Agree

Writing Paragraphs: Coherence in the Paragraph

Through Spatial Order

Common Errors

Involving Verbs

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Suggestions for Using Irregular Verbs

Using the Correct Tense

A Few Suggestions for Using the Correct Tense

Shifts in Tense

Two Pairs of Irregular Verbs: Lie and Lay and Sit and Set

Lie and Lay Sit and Set

Editing Exercises Writing Sentences: The Correct Form of the Verb

Review Test 5-A: Common Errors Involving Verbs

Review Test 5-B: Common Errors Involving Verbs

Writing Paragraphs: Coherence in the Paragraph

Through Order of Importance

Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun

The Classes of Pronouns

Personal Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

Who, Which, and That: Special Uses

Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns: Pronouns Ending in -self and selves

Some Problems with Pronouns: Who and Whom Editing Exercises

Writing Sentences: Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun

Review Test 6-A: Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun

Review Test 6-B: Using the Correct Form of the Pronoun

Writing Paragraphs: Coherence in the Paragraph by Using Transitional Words and Phrases

Common Errors in Pronoun Agreement and Reference

Agreement in Number Agreement in Person Pronoun

Reference Avoiding Sexism in Pronoun

Usage Editing Exercises

Writing Sentences: Avoiding Common Errors in Pronoun

Usage Review Test 7-A: Common Errors in Pronoun

Agreement and Reference Review Test 7-B: Common Errors in Pronoun

Agreement and Reference Writing Paragraphs: Developing a Paragraph by Using Examples